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Editorial
Dear Customer
Greetings from Siemens, and welcome to the eleventh edition of Siemens INSIGHT, our Innovation and Technology
magazine designed exclusively for you. This edition brings to the fore multiple key technologies for Sustainability,
Manufacturing and E-vehicles – all very relevant topics for us in India today.
This edition starts with a look at something which our planet really needs - a unique solution for De-carbonization, using
a combination of Siemens’ Electrolysis process and our customer Evonik’s chemical expertise to convert Carbon Dioxide
into Specialty Plastics and Ethylene. Next, we look at a solution which may be relevant for India, given our expertise in
custom engineering and manufacturing – robots that can program themselves based on inputs from software like
CAD/CAM. This removes the need for extensive programming, and is ideal for small-batch manufacturing situations for
all industries, including SMEs. With the IoT revolution comes the requirement for very secure and large Data Centers –
and we look at a very modern Data Center that we have built in Munich, which is designed for the lowest PUE, along
with the highest level of safety and security standards.
We move on to look at a new device ‘SICAM Q 200’ that will become essential for our Power Grids, considering the
increasing composition of Renewable Energy in our overall energy mix. This device helps improve the power quality of
the grid, saves energy and prevents blackouts as well. Next is an article on an efficient yet inexpensive solution to
provide multiple charging points for e-vehicles within a city, by converting streetlights (Lamp-posts) into charging
stations. With the focus and thrust in India for moving to electric passenger vehicles by 2030, and the first order for
10,000 cars already placed by EESL, this might just be the ideal and cost-effective solution for our cities.
This is followed by a few key events at Siemens – Signing of a charter for Cybersecurity in Munich with Industry partners,
a “Green Corridor” in Kolkata that was enabled using our Automation, inauguration of our roof-top solar plant at Kalwa
near Mumbai, commissioning of an MV Lab for the Indian Navy at Jamnagar and the launch of our own Solar Inverter.
We also look at the “In Retrospect” section showcasing a few innovations from the past, all of which became part of our
lives. We hope that in a similar manner, some of innovations covered in this edition will replicate that success in the
future.
Kindly reach out to your Siemens Key Account or Vertical Market Manager, or to me (r.krishnakumar@siemens.com) if
you would like to evaluate any of these further. We shall take it from there onwards.
The globally renowned Siemens Innovation Day is coming to India (Mumbai) in May, after successful debuts in Germany,
USA and China. We look forward to meeting you there.
Warm regards,
Krishnakumar Ramanathan
Head – Key Accounts, Vertical Markets &
Chief Customer Officer
Siemens Limited
r.krishnakumar@siemens.com
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